Sheffield’s iconic bassline club Niche looks set to reopen

Images shared on social media show the nightclub at new premises.

Speculation is rife that Sheffield’s bassline club Niche could be re-opening on new premises, following the demolition of the original premises this year.

A picture posted on Facebook by bassline DJ Jamie Duggan shows what appears to be a new home for the club, which has been closed since 2010.

Spotted by @DJJAMIEDUGGAN: Niche nightclub, re-opening in Sheffield.

We kinda predicted this bassline revival: https://t.co/Ck9uYC3vQk pic.twitter.com/YhjJ3RbHi7

— Complex UK (@complex_uk) November 9, 2016

UPDATE: 'The beast called NICHE is awakening'- Sheffield nightclub looks set to reopen on new site https://t.co/Ks0Ib8sC5u #starlive pic.twitter.com/EFBimgQC5H

— The Star, Sheffield (@SheffieldStar) November 9, 2016

Pictures shared on social media show a roadside billboard advertising the new venture with the caption: “Sheffield, are you ready?”

Sheffield are you ready? Does this mean Niche is coming back too!! @HelpSheffield #sheffieldissuper #garagemusic #niche pic.twitter.com/0dNvDCd3Nk

— sandie (@sandiebruce) November 8, 2016

According to a post on Niche’s official Facebook page from October: “The beast called Niche is awakening, so watch this space.”

Niche was the UK’s bassline hub in the 2000s, but was shut down in November 2005 following a police raid. Owner Steve Baxendale opened it again a year later, but it was closed for good in 2010.

For more on Sheffield’s bassline scene, watch Channel 4 and Dazed’s 2014 Music Nation documentary. [via Complex]